Our video journalists visited the homes of residents who refused to evacuate in the Florida Keys, where Hurricane Irma damaged nearly every home. Millions remain without power throughout the state, and Jacksonville, above, is coping with serious and unexpected flooding.

Every hurricane tells a story. A Times reporter who covered more than a dozen of them says that Irma’s is one of rising stakes due to climate change and untrammeled coastal development.

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2. The cleanup from Hurricane Harvey continues in Houston, where we tested the floodwaters in two neighborhoods and found bacteria and toxins that can make people sick. Public health experts say residents need to take precautions to return safely to their homes.

But even after the storm illustrated the city’s vulnerability to flooding, developers and real estate agents are betting that nothing can stop its continued growth.

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3. Trade was a major focus of President Trump’s meeting with Prime Minister Najib Razak of Malaysia, including that country’s multibillion-dollar purchase of Boeing jets and General Electric engines. There was no public discussion of the U.S. investigation into a corruption scandal implicating Mr. Najib.

And some happy news for the White House: Mr. Trump’s ninth grandchild was born. Eric and Lara Trump named their son Eric “Luke” Trump.

The median household income was $59,039, an increase of 3.2 percent over the previous year after adjusting for inflation. The share of Americans living in poverty declined.

The new numbers are likely to sharpen the debate over President Trump’s proposed tax cuts. At a CNBC conference, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the administration remained open to forging tax legislation with Democrats.

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5. South Korea is pouring money into strategies, weapons and even a “decapitation unit” that it hopes will keep the North’s leaders on edge. But the question remains: How can a country without nuclear weapons deter a dictator who has them?

6. Our “Your Money” columnist is all over the Equifax data breach. (See his Twitter feed.)

The company announced that it will waive all fees for the next 30 days for people who want to freeze their credit files in light of the breach, which exposed the personal information of up to 143 million people.

But there are still many questions the company hasn’t answered about how it will help those whose data was stolen.

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7. Apple unveiled the iPhone X, a $1,000 luxury model with edge-to-edge glass that you can unlock with your face. (Pro tip: The X is pronounced “10,” not “ex.”) It’s the first redesigned iPhone in three years, and Apple calls it the blueprint for “the future of the smartphone.”

The company also announced a new iPhone 8, 8 Plus, Apple TV set-top box, and Apple watch.

Our tech columnist reflected on what 10 years of the iPhone gave us (Uber, selfies) and what it took away (point-and-shoot cameras, attention spans).

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8. Edith Windsor, the gay-rights activist whose landmark Supreme Court case struck down the Defense of Marriage Act in 2013, died at 88.

The case, which yielded one of the most important rulings on same-sex marriage, grew out of her dispute with the I.R.S. over estate taxes after her longtime partner died.

She became a celebrity after the ruling was announced: President Barack Obama called to congratulate her, and she was a runner-up to Pope Francis for Time magazine’s person of the year in 2013.

“You will now see, for the first time, what it looks like when Clinton doesn’t spend all of her energy suppressing her irritation,” she writes.

And the NBC journalist Katy Tur, who was repeatedly targeted by Donald Trump during the campaign, published “Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History.”

Jill Abramson, the first female executive editor of The Times, reviewed it, praising among other things its examination of “the outrageous sexism of Trump and many of his supporters.”

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10. Finally, after the wall-to-wall coverage of Harvey and Irma, some were left wondering why TV news still makes reporters stand in the middle of a hurricane for the camera.

Jimmy Kimmel put it all in perspective. “I think it’s important to recognize that these brave men and women risk everything for no good reason at all,” he said. “And I applaud them for that.” Above, Mike Seidel of The Weather Channel.

Tonight, several channels and streaming services will carry a telethon to benefit hurricane victims, with appearances by Beyoncé, Tom Hanks, Jon Stewart and many others. (8 p.m. Eastern on ABC, CBS and Fox.)